In accordance with PA School Code immunization requirements, students will not be permitted to enter school without proof of immunizations as indicated below.

Children in all grades K-12 are required to have the following properly spaced vaccines:

• 4 doses of tetanus* (1 dose on or after the 4th birthday)

• 4 doses of diphtheria* (1 dose on or after the 4th birthday)

• 3 doses of polio

• 2 doses of measles**

• 2 doses of mumps**

• 1 dose of rubella (German measles)**

• 3 doses of hepatitis B

• 2 doses of varicella (chickenpox) or written statement from physician indicating month and year of disease or proof of immunity by blood test.

* Usually given as DTP or DTaP or DT or TD

** Usually given as MMR

Children in Grade 7 are required to have the following vaccines in addition to the above vaccines:

• 1 doses of tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis (Tdap)

• 1 doses of meningitis (MCV4). Usually given as Menactra

Exemptions to immunizations:

Medical exemption: Children need not be immunized if a physician or his/her designee provides a written statement that immunizations may be detrimental to the health of the child.

Religious exemption: Children need not be immunized if the parent, guardian, or emancipated child objects to the immunization in writing based on religious grounds or on the basis of a strong moral or ethical conviction similar to a religious belief.

An exempt child may be prohibited from attending school during a vaccine preventable disease outbreak. Keep a record of your child's immunization.

Keep the records in a safe place. Your doctor's office or hospital may ask for the record. As your children become adults, they may need the records for college, for their job or if they travel out of the country.